My dad's extended (play) family has a long tradition of gathering together in Tennessee around Thanksgiving time to see each other and eat a lot. They're a gregarious, happy bunch, the Hawhees, and now that my cousins are having kids and stuff, the numbers keep getting bigger. I bet there are 25+ people this year.
At some point--I'm not sure when (that seems to be the case with most traditions, huh?)--the big meal got pushed to Friday I think to accommodate family members with longer drives and work schedules. So today the Hawhee family is somewhere in Gatlinburg in a giant rented chalet chowing down, watching movies, opening presents, and talking about the year my dad and his brothers drank too much homemade wine and charred the turkey. Hi everyone! Sorry we couldn't make it this year!